Naturally produced by aromatic plants, essential oils (EO) contain a wide range of volatile
molecules, including mostly secondary metabolites, which possess several biological …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The Asteraceae (alt. Compositae) family
incorporates a large number of flowering plants, which have been classified under ca. 1600 …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

In recent decades, increasing attention has been paid to food safety and organic
horticulture. Thus, people are looking for natural products to manage plant diseases, pests …

Allelopathy is a naturally occurring ecological phenomenon of interference among
organisms that may be employed for managing weeds, insect pests and diseases in field …

Plants are attacked by various phytopathogenic fungi. For many years, synthetic fungicides
have been used to control plant diseases. Although synthetic fungicides are highly effective …

Herbicides made from natural molecules are cost-effective and environmentally friendly
alternatives to synthetic chemical herbicides for controlling weeds in the crop field. In this …

The genus Achillea genus houses more than 100 species, a number of them are popularly
used in traditional medicine for spasmodic gastrointestinal, gynecological and hepatobiliary …

BACKGROUND: The aims of this study were to examine the chemical composition of the
essential oils and hexane extracts of the aerial parts of Satureja spicigera (C. Koch) Boiss …

Currently, the use of synthetic chemicals to control weeds raises several concerns related to
environment and human health. An alternative is to use natural products that possess good …